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Silverton Brass Band celebrates 45 years
Musicians will hold concert Saturday on courthouse lawn
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Downtown Lowdown
Erik Nordstrom releases ‘Songs from Underground’
Local musician Erik Nordstrom, best known as the guitar player and vocalist in both Lawn Chair Kings and Farmington Hill, is one of those dudes who always has a to-do…
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Wanted: Homestays for cowboy poets
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering seeks accommodations for performers
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Tony Bennett cancels fall and winter touring dates in 2021
Tony Bennett has canceled his fall and winter 2021 tour dates. The legendary crooner is pulling out of concerts in Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma and Canada. Ticket holders…
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‘Jeopardy!’ producer Richards named host; role for Bialik
Eight months after the death of beloved “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, the daily syndicated quiz show chose its executive producer, Mike Richards, left, as Trebek’s successor over a field of…
Music
Stevie Nicks cancels all 2021 performances over coronavirus
Stevie Nicks canceled all of her 2021 performances, citing coronavirus concerns. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)Evan Agostini LOS ANGELES – Stevie Nicks has canceled five forthcoming performances at music festivals, citing coronavirus…
Music
Final festival concert stirs communal outpouring
Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra stands for applause with Conductor Guillermo Figueroa at the end of the final concert of the 35th season Sunday at the Community Concert Hall…
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Animas Museum to host book talk, signing
Steinle is the author of “Colorado and the Silver Crash,“ and will talk about the 1893 silver panic that left its mark on the history of La Plata County. For…
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Community Concerts return to Secret Garden
The Community Foundation Serving the Southwest will host a concert to support these four local nonprofits in the animal protection sector: D-SNiP, Bear Smart, Wolfwood Refuge and La Plata County…
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Catching up with music legend Michael Martin Murphey
Singer-songwriter to headline La Plata County Fair concert
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Garth Brooks reassessing stadium tour because of COVID surge
Country star Garth Brooks said he will be reassessing whether to continue his stadium tour because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Brooks…
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Amanda Knox blasts film ‘Stillwater’ for exploiting her case
Amanda Knox gets emotional as she speaks at a Criminal Justice Festival in 2019 at the University of Modena, Italy. Knox is speaking out about her name being associated with…
Local News
Carve Wars comes to Purgatory for fifth year
Chainsaw art competition benefits Ignacio private school
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Community Concert Hall announces performances for fall season
Concert hall reopens to in-person shows
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Local author Curt Melliger releases new book
Local author Curt Melliger releases second book through Ozark Mountain Publishing. (Courtesy) “Where the Weeds Grow” is a selection of Melliger’s essays about subjects ranging from the simplest of all…
Downtown Lowdown
Music festival celebrates Elton John
Everyone knows Elton John. He remains one of the most identifiable people both visually and auditorily in popular culture, a man behind some of the now most iconic songs in…
New Mexico
Woman seeks new path, wants to trade engagement ring for art supplies
Julie Robinson rediscovered painting after ending nine-year relationship
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ZZ Top: Bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72
Dusty Hill, left, and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top perform at the Glastonbury music festival in 2016 in Somerset, England. ZZ Top has announced that Hill, one of the Texas…
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Slipknot founding drummer Joey Jordison dies at 46
Joey Jordison, the founding drummer of the band Slipknot, has died at age 46. Jordison’s family says he died peacefully in his sleep Monday. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press file)Charlie Neibergall Slipknot…
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Wu-Tang Clan album sale pays off Martin Shkreli’s court debt
An unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album forfeited by pharmaceutical chief Martin Shkreli after his securities fraud conviction was sold Tuesday for an undisclosed sum, though prosecutors say it was enough to…
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Prosecutors air more claims in R. Kelly case; 1 involves boy
Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex…
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Devise and Conquer Improv takes the stage at Durango Arts Center
(Courtesy) Devise and Conquer Improv is Durango’s only improv group and is made up of six veteran improv artists who have experience performing across Colorado and beyond, including with Second…
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Native American blues band wants us to ‘Pray for our Planet’
Blue Mountain Tribe’s song, video gaining worldwide attention
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Artist Paul Folwell reopens studio doors for annual show
Show held online last year because of pandemic
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‘We’re back on the road!’ Rolling Stones relaunch U.S. tour
Mick Jagger, center, performs in 2019 with his Rolling Stones bandmates, from left, Ron Wood, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards, during their concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.…
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Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games
Former Olympic medalist in fencing Peter Westbrook models the Team USA Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony flag bearer uniform that features cooling technology at the Ralph Lauren SoHo store on July…